*Nicholas
Thompson* The Effects of Digital Technology on the Art of Studio Drummingin English, PDF, 35 pp., Dec. 2005, on external site].Contents:
Introduction; Point of Origin; The Arrival of Digital Technologies in
the Music Industry; Theory of Adaptation; Timekeeping: Man vs. Machine;
On Top, in the Middle and Behind; Dynamics; Exploring Trends in Studio
Recordings; Computers in Multimedia; The Digital Audio Workstation (DAW);
Pro Tools in Action; A Shift in the Winds; Other Developments; Detractors
and Parallels with Other Elements; The Psychological Impact of Digital
Editing; Playing God; Homogenized Money Machine; The Future: Drummer-Producers
Breaking the Mould; Momentary Limbo; Appendices; Works Cited; Musical
References; Audiovisual Sources; Additional Sources